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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal;
- Example: "the leaning tower of Pisa"
- Example: "the headstones were tilted"
[syn: atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Atilt \A*tilt"\, adv. [Pref. a- + tilt.] 1. In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust. "To run atilt at men." --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 2. In the position of a cask tilted, or with one end raised. Note: [In this sense sometimes used as an adjective.] [1913 Webster] Abroach, atilt, and run Even to the lees of honor. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

atilt adj 1: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted" [syn: atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped]